Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 1476: Chapter 69 Rich! Slaughter in All Directions (Seeking Monthly Votes)

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“Old Ancestor Grandpa.”

Before Wang Fugui could even respond, Yun Mengyu rushed to speak first: “How substantial are these ‘generous rewards’ you mentioned? If Rich wins, how about letting him pick an item from our family’s treasury?”

Hearing this, the King of the North nearly choked on his breath with anger.

Is this darn girl trying to anger him to death so her father, Crown Prince Xuan, could inherit the throne earlier?

He immediately glared at Yun Mengyu with annoyance: “Answering a few problems and then picking anything from the treasury as a reward—aren’t you thinking too beautifully? If there really were such good things in this world, would you introduce them to your old ancestor?”

“Hehe, aren’t I just worried that Old Ancestor Grandpa you’re being stingy?” Yun Mengyu quipped with a teasing smile.

“You girl, always sticking your elbow out the wrong way. But fear not, your Old Ancestor Grandpa might be frugal on usual days, but after all, I am the distinguished King of the North.” The King of the North waved his hand grandly, appearing very generous, “If Rich indeed performs well, this king won’t skimp on his rewards.”

“You smaller lads, join in as well, lest others say our Immortal Dynasty lacks capable people.” The King of the North then gave Wu Zhiyu and several other young teenagers a meaningful glance.

Before the appearance of Wang Fugui, the King of the North found these lads surrounding his precious treasure Mengyu to be displeasing in every way.

But now, with the sudden emergence of Wang Fugui, the King of the North felt an intense sense of crisis. After all, Mengyu would have to choose a son-in-law in the future, and compared to this Wang Fugui, he’d rather have Mengyu choose someone among Wu Zhiyu and the others.

Upon the King of the North’s declaration, Wu Zhiyu and the others immediately got excited as if they were injected with chicken blood: “Please, King of the North, give us the problems.”

The King of the North pondered for a moment, sifting through his mind for a good while before finally his eyes lit up, recalling a tricky question that had once left a deep impression on him.

Back when he was young, this difficult question had given him a headache for a long time, it would surely stump these little brats.

He then cleared his throat and began to pose the problem with an air of calm and steady confidence: “There is a huge cage containing an unknown number of phoenixes and dragons. Together, their legs add up to…”

After finishing the question, he looked at the group of children, whose average age was less than twelve, with a sense of pride.

As expected, the kids were all looking at each other, evidently shocked.

Nobody expected the King of the North to propose such a question.

“Ahem!” Yun Mengyu couldn’t stand it and coughed to remind, “Old Ancestor Grandpa, can we be serious? These dragon-and-phoenix caged together problems are just for hoodwinking enlightened toddlers. Since it’s a test, you have to bring up the difficulty, right~”

Upon hearing this, not only Wang Fugui, but also Wu Zhiyu and the others nodded their heads in agreement, feeling the same way.

Even the academically challenged wouldn’t be fooled by such problems these days.

“What? Is the difficulty of child enlightenment that high now?” The King of the North was shocked and couldn’t help but feel his face burning.

“Old Ancestor Grandpa, times are progressing…” Yun Mengyu commented with a powerless sigh.

The King of the North also realized by then that setting the questions himself was not going to work. He waved his hand grandly: “Someone, fetch the best teacher from our mansion.”

After all, as a ruler, it didn’t matter if he didn’t know – as long as someone did.

The King of the North’s Mansion also had its own education system, it just wasn’t called Clan School. In just a short while, a teacher from the Purple Abode Realm was called over.

After a simple exchange of pleasantries, he directly produced some problems: “Here are nine questions, ordered from easy to difficult. You young masters may attempt them as you see fit.”

Wu Zhiyu and the others received the questions, pondered briefly, and then excitedly began to solve them with fervor.

Wang Fugui, on the other hand, skimmed over the problems from start to finish before beginning to solve them in order. His writing pace was not fast, yet composed and rhythmic, creating a sense of comfort for onlookers.

Moreover, the time spent on each problem was about the same.

In less than the time it took for an incense stick to burn, he had completed all the problems and handed his paper to the teacher: “Teacher, please review it.”

The Purple Abode teacher was quite taken aback and couldn’t help but murmur inwardly, fearing that this young master might have found the questions difficult and just scribbled something down randomly.

To his astonishment, after careful review, the teacher was amazed: “Have you encountered these problems before, young master?”

“I’ve practiced some similar ones. These seem to be the advanced enrichment problems from the Divine Martial Dynasty Era’s elementary education,” Wang Fugui honestly replied, “While the types of problems are slightly different, the knowledge points involved are quite similar.”

Two incense sticks later, Luo Xuanji also finished the problems, acing all of them.

As for Wang Baotian and Wu Zhiyu, it took quite an effort, but in the end, they managed seven problems correctly. Wang Baotian got stuck halfway through the eighth problem as he went down the wrong path from the beginning and ultimately couldn’t find the answer.

For a moment, the three young masters looked at Wang Fugui differently.

This guy was a bona fide academic prodigy~

The King of the North also had a peculiar look in his eyes, filled with regret.

He had wanted to take this opportunity to trouble Wang Fugui, but instead, he inadvertently let the latter steal the show. Sigh~ A miscalculation indeed~ If he had known he was such a good student, he wouldn’t have tested him on this.

“Young Master Rich is truly gifted. In my many years of teaching, I’ve barely come across a few children of your age who could solve this entire set of problems~” The Purple Abode teacher, unaware of his lord’s inner thoughts, continued to beam with joy, heaping lavish praise upon Wang Fugui.

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